Where does “laksefilet” come from?

laksefilet (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk filet, from French filet, from Middle French filet, from Old French filet, from Old French fil, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os — to suckle, nurse.

laksefilet (Norwegian Nynorsk): salmon fillet

Definitions

  1. salmon fillet

Ancestry of “laksefilet”, step by step

laksefilet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk filet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfileta fillet
2Frenchfilettrickle, drizzle (of liquid etc.), wisp (of smoke)
3Middle Frenchfilet
4Old Frenchfiletstrip, thread, ligament or filament
5Old Frenchfilson; thread
6Latinfīliusa son
7Old Latinfīlios
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse

via Norwegian Nynorsk laks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklakssalmon
2Old Norselaxsalmon
3Proto-Germaniclahsazsalmon
4Chinese拉薩
5Tibetanལྷ་སLhasa
6Old Tibetanར་ས
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-osEvery word from Old Latin fīlios